Garment curing method



March 16,- 1943.."

N. s. SARKISIAN GARMENT CURING METHOD Filed Jan. 22, 1941 Patented Mar.16, 1943 2,314,164 GARMENT CURING METHOD Nishan S. Sarkisian, Mishawaka,Ind., assignor to Mishawaka ing Company, of Indiana Rubber and WoolenManufactur- Mishawaka, Ind., a corporation Application January 22, 1941,Serial No. 375,371

2 Claims.

My invention relates to the curing of raincoats and the like and hasreference more particularly to a method whereby the upper part of theraincoat, including the neck and shoulder portions thereof, ismaintained, during curing, in the same shape and form which it is tohave in actual use.

The principal objects of my invention are to produce raincoats or thelike more perfectly than heretofore; to insure correct size and shape ofthe neck, shoulders and other top portions of the raincoat; to hold theraincoat in a balanced upright position so that it hangs freely andevenly; and to avoid any distortions'or strains while curing which wouldimpart imperfections of shape and fit to the cured raincoat, these andother objects being accomplished as more fully described hereinafter andas shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a front view of a curing form constructed in accordance withmy invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a view looking at the left hand end of the form of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on Fig. 1; and

Fig. is a view showing a raincoat hung on the form.

Referring to the drawing, the reference numeral Ill indicates the curingform as a whole which is made of sheet metal with an annular neckportion II extending upwardly and forwardly from the center of atransverse shell which is shaped to correspond to the upper portion ofthe human body. This shell is formed with rounded outwardly'slopingshoulder portions l2 curved downwardly at their outer ends and with theportion l3 across the front, shaped to correspond to the upper part ofthe chest and the portion l4 across the back shaped to correspond to theupper part of the back. All of these portions l2, l3 and i4 extenddownwardly toapoint where the corresponding portion of the human body issubstantially upright or devoid of any substantial slope so that araincoat on the form is held distended at the top in substantially thesame shape as when worn by a person and hangs freely therefrom.Preferably the bottom edge of the form is bent inwardly as indicated atl5 to reinforce the form and also to provide at this place a roundedsurface which will leave no marking on the raincoat around the bottom ofthe form.

This form In is carried by a hanger I6 which may be of hook formation atits upper end, as

the line 4-4 of indicated at ll, for convenient suspension, and thishanger l6 extends downwardly through the neck portion I I and is securedto the form by a strap when the form is suspended by the form assumesthe proper upright position to support a raincoat thereon in the naturalposition in which it would be worn.

This form H1 is made in various sizes to correspond to the sizes of thepersons for whom the raincoats are intended and the outer surface isprovided with an aluminum finish to prevent rubberized garments stickingthereto.

A number of these forms are provided, and in different sizes accordingto the quantity and sizes of raincoats to be produced and each assembledraincoat is mounted, as shown in Fig. 5, on a form iii of the sizecorresponding to the size of the raincoat. The raincoat is adjusted onthe form 10 so that it fits properly thereon and hangs freely and evenlytherefrom, care being taken to see that it fits snugly about the neckportion II and elsewhere and the hanger with the raincoat thereon isthen suspended in a vulcanizer and cured while mounted on the form.

Obviously in fitting the raincoat on its form, the material may bepressed against the form by hand or with a roller wherever required soas to fit the form and lie smoothly thereagainst and this form thus notonly insures a perfect shaping of the top of the raincoat but maintainsthe lower hanging portions of the raincoat safely separated so thatthere is no danger that they may contact and adhere to one another.After the raincoat is cured, it may be readily removed from the form,because of the aluminum surfacing of the latter, and having been curedand given permanence in the form fitting shape it fits perfectly aperson of the size of the form on which it has been vulcanized.

While I have shown and described my invention in a preferred form, I amaware that various changes and modifications may be made therein withoutdeparting from the principles of my invention, the scope of which is tobe determined from the following claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In the making of a vulcanized raincoat or the like, the steps ofassembling the raincoat of unvulcanized vulcanizable material, applyingthe upper part of the raincoat on a form having only neck, shoulder,chest and back portions shaped to correspond respectively to the neck,shoulder, chest and back portions of the human body and. of dimensionscorresponding to a desired size 01' raincoat leaving the remainder of tocorrespond respectively to the neck, shoulder, the raincoat free of theform, pressing the upper chest and back portions of the human body andportions of the raincoat against the form to of dimensions correspondingto a desired size of conform said portions to the form, suspendingraincoat leaving the remainder of the raincoat the form with theraincoat thereon in a vulcan- 5 free of the form, shaping the upperportions of izer, and vulcanizing the raincoat. the raincoat around theform in distended fash- 2. In the making of a vulcanized raincoat or ionsubstantially in the shape as when worn by the like, the steps ofassembling the raincoat of a person, suspending the form with therainimvulcanized vulcanizable material, applying the coat thereon in avulcanizer, and vulcanizing the upper part of the raincoat on a formhaving only 10 raincoat. neck, shoulder, chest and back portions shapedNISHAN S. SARKIsIAN.

